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Christopher J. Haid
I believe strongly in leading analytical teams that encourage inquistiveness in our partners and stakeholders. We encourage inquistiveness by showing variation, trends, predictions, and uncertainty with clear prose, throughtful visualizations, and rigorous analysis. To provide clarity we add detail; to foster insight we strip away the superfluous. I’ve worked in education reform and charter school management since 2009 at KIPP Chicago and IDEA Public Schools and I’m a founder and steering committee member of the Data Whiz community of practice.
Professional Experience
Vice President of Data Analytics
IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, TX (remote)
Current - 2020
- Leads research, evaluation, analysis and data product development across 138 schools in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida serving 85,000 students; these teams provide advice, decision support, and data products to all divisions at IDEA Schools: Academic Services, Human Assets, Advancement, College Success, Operations, Information Systems, and Finance
- Manages teams tasked with the rapid impact analyses focused on causal inference and predictive analytics, including evaluations of Pre-K effectiveness, scheduling impacts, the impact of at-home vs in-person learning environments; typical methods included regressions, random forest estimation, matching, regression discontinuity, as well as distributional tests
- Leads and supports evaluations team tasked with multi-year program evaluations, including Charter School Program, Century 21 Afterschool Program, Teacher and School Leader Improvement Program
- Designed and delivered professional development to research and analysis team members on Shiny web applications, version control with git/GitHub, data project management best practices, RStudio Connect publishing, ETL operations, and predictive data pipelines with the
tidymodelsframework. - Implemented Qualtrics and RStudio Connect to facilitate data collection, recurrent analysis, data applications, and automated report generation
- Authored internal R packages that facilitate access to and exploration of IDEA’s data warehouse, support use of brand-compliant colors with ggplot2 graphics, and standardized reports rendered as PDFs, Word documents, HTML webpages, and automated emails
- Coordinates the cooperative authorship of the IDEA Research and Analysis Team Manual, which documents team tenets, best practices, and approaches for technical team members.
- Doubled size of research and analysis team over initial 12 months
Founder & Data Scientist
Numbersense
Chicago, IL
Current - 2015
- Effectiveness evaluations of charter network performance for lenders to charter school managment organizations
- Development of
Rpackage to access and analyze NJ Deptartment of Education data on school performance and demographics
Chief of Staff
KIPP Chicago Schools
Chicago, IL
2020 - 2017
- Advise and provide decision support and data analysis to executive director, superintendent, chief operating officer, and VP of strategic growth and development
- Supervise data science team that collects, stores, manages, and analyzes data across our region of 8 schools, 3,000 students, 1,000 alumni, and 325 teachers. Includes the design and implementation of predictive models, algorithms, interactive dashboards, memos, and reports
- Manage all progress monitoring meetings with senior leadership team (Executive Director , C-level, and managing directors)
- Responsible for the presentation and communication of our analyses to all of our stakeholders: students, teachers, parents, school leaders, regional officers, CPS, and donors
- Responsible for external relationships with district leadership, other CMOs, the Mayor’s Office, and other elected officials (e.g., city council and school board members)
- Provide advice and decision support to Academic, Operations, Alumni, and Talent teams
Chief Information Officer
KIPP Chicago Schools
Chicago, IL
2017
- Managed data science team that tripled in size
- Coordinate technology selection, device management, and e-Rate process
Director of Research & Analysis
KIPP Chicago Schools
Chicago, IL
2016 - 2012
- Collection, management, and analysis of data across our region of 4 schools, 1,200 students and 100 teachers
- Responsible for the presentation and communication of our analyses to all of our stakeholders: students, teachers, parents, school leaders, regional officers, Chicago Public Schools, and donors
- Encourage inquisitiveness by creating thoughtful visualizations and rigorous analyses of any and all data
Consultant
Professionalink & John Hancock
Washington, DC & Boston, MA
2003 - 2002
- Special Projects for CEO and CFO of John Hancock Financial Services
- Root cause analysis and solution design for Long-Term Care application process that led to a 200% reduction in time to underwrite
Product Planner
The Adrenaline Group
Washington, DC
2002 - 2000
- Project lead on web application using AI to underwite subprim home loans. Responsible for product design, roadmap, and milestone delivery
- Project lead on case analzying survaillance system monitoring the NASDAQ exchange
- Project lead for team tasked with analzyzing a large mortgagte lenders data infrastrucutre and software stack for supporting underwriting activities
Senior Consultant
Arthur Andersen LLP
Washington, DC
2000 - 1997
- Analysis of intangible liabilities for Fortune 500 healthcare company
- Devisesd and implemented algorithm for setting hotel and meal per diem rates for the General Services Administration
I have worked in a variety of roles ranging from consultant to data scientist to manager. I like collaborative environments where I can learn from my peers and were growth and innovation are encouraged.
Research Experience
Research Fellow
Alexander Hamilton Center for Political Economy
New York University
2011 - 2010
- Independently analyzed and constructed statistical models for large data sets pertaining to carbon decomposition rates
- Taught courses on globalization and political violence to both undergrads and graduate students
Research Fellow
Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence
Yale University
2010 - 2009
- Research the origins of electoral violence
- Devised new methods for studying the network effects of violence on voter behavior
Reserach Associate
Caribbean Policy Research Institute
Kingston, Jamaica
2009 - 2007
- Archival qualitivative history and currently state of grassroots politics and election violence in Kingston, Jamaica
Teaching Experience
I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching teaching and learning.
Preceptor
Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences
Univerity of Chicago
2012 - 2011
- Teaching social science theory, coordinating graduate seminar, and supervising graduate student theses
Research Fellow
Alexander Hamilton Center for Political Economy
New York University
2011 - 2010
- Teaching courses on globalization and political violence to both undergraduate and graduate students
Education
ABD, Political Science (Methods & Comparative Politics)
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
2012 - 2005
- Focused on the the uses and consequences of violence during elections, including fieldwork in Kingston, Jamaica
- Methods included network flow models, spatial estimation, multilevel models, Baysian estimation, and agent-based models
MA, Political Science
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
2007 - 2005
MPP
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
2005 - 2003
- Graduated with Honors
- Thesis: Agent Based Sumulation of Violence in Electoral Competitions
BA, Economics
The College of William & Mary
Williamsburge, VA
1998 - 1994
- Thesis: An Economic History of the Second Bank of the United States